Maryland vs West Virginia: which way are people moving?

Name: Maryland vs West Virginia: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward West Virginia. In 2022–23, 1,653 more people moved from Maryland to West Virginia than the other way.

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West Virginia → Maryland2,664 people

Arrivals' income: $53.8k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Maryland → West Virginia4,317 people

Leavers' income: $62.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

6,981 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

Yes. More households have moved to West Virginia than to Maryland every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Maryland and West Virginia (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−591
2014–15 †	−380
2015–16	−525
2016–17 †	−782
2017–18	−580
2018–19	−420
2019–20	−762
2020–21	−1,072
2021–22	−918
2022–23 †	−941

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23.

The two states overall

Maryland

Net change, all states: −20,112
Moved in · moved out: 135,223 · 155,335
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $80.8k · $88.3k

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West Virginia

Net change, all states: +3,137
Moved in · moved out: 36,521 · 33,384
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $58.5k · $60.5k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between West Virginia and Maryland, 2013–14 to 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

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	People			Households		Avg income per household (income reported on the second-year tax return)
2013–14	2,706	4,027	−1,321	1,495	2,086	$42.1k	$49.8k
2014–15 †	2,073	2,811	−738	1,175	1,555	$40.8k	$45.0k
2015–16	2,603	3,820	−1,217	1,487	2,012	$43.4k	$50.3k
2016–17 †	3,588	5,393	−1,805	1,967	2,749	$45.6k	$53.9k
2017–18	2,960	4,097	−1,137	1,664	2,244	$47.1k	$53.5k
2018–19	2,941	3,807	−866	1,681	2,101	$48.4k	$53.9k
2019–20	2,915	4,362	−1,447	1,633	2,395	$47.5k	$59.0k
2020–21	2,722	4,874	−2,152	1,581	2,653	$53.8k	$62.8k
2021–22	2,598	4,545	−1,947	1,599	2,517	$54.3k	$72.0k
2022–23 †	2,664	4,317	−1,653	1,608	2,549	$53.8k	$62.9k

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Moved Where. “Maryland vs West Virginia: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/maryland-vs-west-virginia. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.